Like I said in my last post, Caleb and I went to Memmie and Poppie's on Wednesday (7/9). We drove down in the rain and Caleb never went to sleep. We never left the house once we got there. Caleb played and entertained us all. We didn't need to go anywhere! We packed up and left left for Hot Springs on Thursday morning after enjoying our visit completely.
Caleb didn't sleep on the way to Hot Springs, either. I did manage to get him to nap as soon as we got to Mom's though. He slept, I showered and we were ready for action when Mom got home. Caleb was so excited to see LaLa! He woke up and said, "Where LaLa go?" We went to KJ's for an early dinner and then went over to visit with Pepapa and Anna Joyce. Caleb helped Pepapa feed the ducks and fish a loaf of bread. When we asked him what he gave them, he said, "Toast." While we were there, he showed off all of his "tricks." He did his happy/sad/mean/surprised faces, helped me sing the "baseball game song" (Take Me Out to the Ballgame), helped me sing the "football game song" (Razorback fight song - he does the RAH RAHs), danced and answered a variety of questions with cute answers. We went home and put the little showman to bed.
Mom very graciously let me sleep in on Friday and took care of Caleb most of the morning. We hung out at the house and then ran a couple of errands. Caleb pulled his funniest trick yet on Friday when he was supposed to be napping. I put him down for his nap in his pack & play, which happened to be pushed up against the side of the bed. Somehow, Caleb managed to climb onto the bed and threw all of the contents of his suitcase into his pack & play. That wasn't quite enough, so he cleaned out the cabinet that Mom keeps all of his toys in. All of the toys went into the pack & play also. He did all of this so quietly. I heard a sound every now and then, but thought it was the construction going on next door. It wasn't until I heard the doorknob rattling that I knew he was out of his bed. I went to the door, not quite knowing what to expect when I opened it. There he was, standing beside his bed with a huge grin on his face. He looked at me and said, "I wake up." I couldn't even hide my laughter. It was absolutely hilarious. Mom had gone out to take care of some things and I just left it all like it was. I knew she wouldn't believe it if she didn't see it. So - Caleb managed to skip another nap. He did sleep a little bit in the car during our errands.
Mr. L. got home from his conference on Friday night. He grilled burgers for us and got a rundown of all of Caleb's latest advancements. Those two are quite a pair! As soon as Pops shows up, Caleb becomes his shadow.
On Saturday, Mr. L. had some work to do on the boat dock. Caleb kept up with him every step of the way. He loved sitting on the boat while Pops worked on the lift motor. It did completely wear him out, though. He took a good long nap after lunch. When he woke up, we headed straight for the boat. As usual, Caleb loved riding on the boat. We went over to Harolyn and Brad's where Caleb and Pops played in the pool while we all caught up. After our boat ride home, Mr L went to get pizza.
Caleb and I headed for home on Sunday. I didn't think he was going to sleep at all until he fell asleep at about Mountainburg. He managed to get about a 45 minute nap. We were both glad to see Rudy when we got home and he was glad see us too! We went to dinner at Las Fajitas and came home to crash in the bed!
On Monday, Caleb and I went to Gymboree and then came home for lunch and nap. Rudy woke up with a "crick" in his neck that kept getting worse and worse. He ended up in such severe pain that he took a pain pill and went to bed. While both of them were sleeping, I ran an errand and by the time I got back, Rudy was literally yelling in his sleep. Bless his heart, he was in so much pain! He went to bed pretty early and woke up feeling a little better today.
We were supposed to have a play date with Caleb's friend Cayden and my friend (Cayden's mom) Jennifer on Monday. Jenn called at about 3:00 and said that Cayden woke up from his nap feeling awful and they wouldn't be able to come. I called our neighbor Shalini and she brought Jakey over to play instead. The two boys splashed around each other in the pool and played on the swingset for a while. We came in for dinner and played some more until bedtime. I guess all of that fun got to Caleb, because he woke up during the night and kept my sleep pretty limited all night long.
Rudy took Caleb with him this morning to take run some errands and get breakfast. I slept in to make up for my missed sleep and got up just as they got home.
I'm not sure what I'm going to end up doing about Caleb's daycare for fall. I thought we had it all figured out and we even registered him for His House at the Nazarene church nearby. Then I found out that they don't open until 7:15 and I have to be at work at 7:30! I'm in a bit of a panic. I got the name of a lady who keeps kids in her home and we went to meet her today. Let's just say that I'm still in a panic. Caleb will NOT be going to Ms. Karen's house. First of all, the front door was wide open when we got there and there wasn't anyone in sight. We went to the backyard where the kids were playing. It was filthy. There were lots of toys and lots of kids, but everything was overgrown and completely dirty. I (for some reason) overlooked that and asked all of the questions that I needed to ask. Once we finally went inside and looked around, I was feeling very uneasy about it. The house wasn't child-proofed at all. My mind was made up when the lady indicated that she would prefer that Caleb wear pull-ups than underwear because she has new carpet. Nope. As I was getting ready to leave and Rudy was putting Caleb in the car, she said that she wasn't sure why I was so worried. After all, she's been keeping kids for 30 years and she had never met anyone who asked so many questions. What she doesn't seem to understand is that she may have been keeping kids for 30 years, but I've only been a mother for just over 2 years. It is hard enough for me to leave my child with a stranger during the day. I am most certainly going to ask all the questions I want. I might even ask them twice and that's my right as her potential consumer. When I got in the car, Rudy and I immediately agreed that there was no way we would feel comfortable leaving Caleb there. What really burned me up was that when we got home, there was a message on my answering machine from her. She said that she just didn't feel like it would be a good fit. She assured me that I was adorable and that Caleb was adorable, but that she just didn't think that she could provide what we needed. It was all I could do not to call her up and tell her that she could not be more right. She most definitely could not provide what we needed. So - now we're back in a bind. I'm waiting to hear from my principal as to whether or not we can work out some way for me to keep Caleb in the church setting where he's registered. If not, I'm back in the hunt for childcare.
On a happier note - Caleb and I are going to Tulsa tomorrow with Leslie and her kids. We're meeting Cindy and Haven and going to the zoo! It will be so much fun!!!
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